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Looking Ahead: Next Steps in the Pacific

2 months ago | csis.org | Kathryn Paik

From King Charles to Samoa, growing civil unrest in New Caledonia, devastating earthquakes, strategic Rugby deals, and major drug busts—the Pacific news cycle in 2024 did not disappoint.
Looking Back: A Review of the Pacific in 2024

Jan 15, 2025 | csis.org | Kathryn Paik

U.S. national security depends on maintaining influence and access across the Pacific—as it ensures that actors like China do not gain a security foothold in a region that hosts locations such as Guadalcanal and Tarawa. In the United States, there is a broad bipartisan agreement on the importance of the Pacific, but an increasingly competitive and complex global environment demands continued attention and reevaluation of the U.S. Pacific strategy.
The Peril of American Neglect in the Pacific

Oct 10, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | Charles Edel |Kathryn Paik

Under Democratic and Republican administrations alike, policymakers in Washington have in recent years reached a consensus about the need to compete with China. They have paid growing attention to the technological and military aspects of the competition, shoring up relationships with partners and allies, and trying to prevent China from gaining access to critical technologies. But they have neglected one key area: the United States’ diplomatic ground game.
Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific in a New U.S. Administration

Sep 26, 2024 | csis.org | Charles Edel |Kathryn Paik

This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department entitled The Global Impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. The report features a set of essays assessing the meaning of the election for Europe, Russia, Eurasia, the Indo-Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. Over the past decade, the Indo-Pacific region has emerged as the primary area of strategic focus for Washington.
Prioritizing Health System Development in the Pacific: A Layered Approach

Jul 24, 2024 | csis.org | Kathryn Paik |Eileen Natuzzi

Current State of Health Development in the PacificWithin the Pacific, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is the primary regional scientific and technical organization.
The Solomon Islands Heads to the Polls: Sogavare, Democracy, and Great Power Competition

Apr 9, 2024 | csis.org | Kathryn Paik

There is no shortage of significant elections taking place in 2024, including in India, Indonesia, the United States, and even Russia—although Russian elections are hardly democratic. Yet another, much smaller, election continues to generate news.
U.S. Leadership in the Pacific Is at Risk

Mar 5, 2024 | csis.org | Charles Edel |Kathryn Paik

The United States became a Pacific country more than 100 years ago, acquiring strategic positions in Hawaii, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, Midway, and Wake Island in a manner that the famous U.S. historian Ernest May described as “unconcernedly and almost unthinkingly” in his book, Imperial Democracy: The Emergence of America as a Great Power. Today, the same process might just be occurring in reverse.
The Compacts of Free Association, Congress, and Strategic Competition for the Pacific

Jan 31, 2024 | csis.org | Charles Edel |Kathryn Paik

The United States is on the brink of a making a massive strategic blunder if it fails to continue funding a little-known but critically important agreement called the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). COFA has served as a key foundation for U.S. engagement in and across the Pacific for decades, but with a potential lapse of this arrangement on the horizon, China is waiting eagerly to fill the void.
The Geopolitical Promise of New Zealand’s Conservative Swing

Jan 16, 2024 | csis.org | Kathryn Paik

The New Zealand elections on October 14 brought to power the country’s most conservative government in decades, and New Zealand’s first-ever three-party coalition. How will this new government approach the increasingly complex geopolitical environment, and how, if at all, will this radical shift affect U.S.-New Zealand relations, which has seen increasing strategic alignment in recent years?
Global Implications of the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting

Nov 21, 2023 | csis.org | Kathryn Paik

From November 6 to 10, leaders and representatives from 18 Pacific countries and territories gathered in the Cook Islands for the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting (PIFLM).